Panometer Dresden, Saxony, Germany
4.5 (565 reviews) Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #6 in Dresden Speciality Museums
Alone Worth a Trip to Dresden
Since 2006 the Panometer Dresden, a former gas tank in Dresden Reick, displays the monumental 360° panoramas “BAROQUE DRESDEN” and “DRESDEN 1945” created by Berlin artist Yadegar Asisi in a regular change. The presentation of the pictures on a scale of 1:1 and a 105 m wide and 27 m high surface is supported by the use of light and sound. Standing on the 15 m high platform in the middle of the monumental picture the visitor can thus experience the perfect illusion of immerging into the history of Saxony’s capital Dresden. Between January and May/June the panorama “DRESDEN 1945” broaches the issues of tragedy and hope of the European city. The accompanying exhibition provides an introduction into the immediate aftermath of the bombing raids on February 13th in 1945. Inside of the panorama picture, which is supported by light and sound effects, the incidents of this day get then even more realistic for the visitors and they get the feeling of being directly involved in the happening. The following documentary, showing interviews with contemporary witnesses, depicts Dresden’s reconstruction in the centuries after the bombing. Between June and December “BAROQUE DRESDEN” invites its visitors to a travel in time into the epoch of Baroque, Dresden’s most famous era. Inspired by the numerous vedutas of Bernardo Bellotto, also known as Canaletto, Yadegar Asisi depicts a unique overall view of Saxony’s capital city. Detailed sceneries of the city life and the courtly routine during the Augustan Epoch, dated back to 1695 - 1760, allow the visitors to plunge into the baroque heyday. The accompanying exhibition, held in vibrant colours such as magenta, deep blue and gold, concentrates on the baroque city’s daily life. Numerous exhibits illustrate different aspects of absolutism, court and religion of this time.
Address
Gasanstaltstr. 8b, 01237 Dresden, Saxony Germany
Mobile
Website
https://www.panometer-dresden.de/
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:38
User Ratings
4.5 based on (565 reviews)
Reviews
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5MichiganFarmWife 5:00 PM Jan 30, 2021
You won't regret going out of your way!
This museum is dedicated to the bombing of Dresden in WWII and a plea that war will cease around the globe. First you walk through Dresden as it was preWWII, then you are in a room that surrounds you with bombs, darkness, noise, and a 360 degree view of Dresden following Allied bombing. Everything was pretty much flat. Then visitors enter a room which highlights wars of the last half of the 20th century, demonstrating that warring madness never ceases and it impacts human lives on a personal, as well as societal, scale. Wow! We spent two hours and could easily have spent more time. There is a similar Panometer in Wittenberg dedicated to exploring the life and times of Martin Luther, which will be a destination during our next trip to Germany, after the pandemic when tourism resumes.
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5Steve Ward 5:00 PM Mar 5, 2020
Dresden Panometer
Fantastic piece of history on the 1944/45 allied bombings of the city. Lots to read which is so interesting. It tied in nicely with what i saw. The panometer.......wow 360 degrees of the city and how it looked after was amazing. Done by the same person who has done the 180 panometer in Berlin of the wall, Yadegar Asisi. Spot the 2 parrots if you can as the zoo got bombed! Made me realise perhaps how senseless it was but should read more into the reasons why. It's a bit out of town but you can take a nice walk through the Grosser Garten via Dynamo Dresden's ground and the zoo.. You can take bus 64 from the station i think or you can hop on the lime scooters which were great fun and make the journey a lot quicker. Just download the app and whizz around. A little expensive but so much fun. Well worth the trip though to see this and got a ticket for the Frauenkirche which got me 2 euros off!!
